Hello everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day. I am at my wits end with this motor. I am about to give up and get another one. I have this motor on a 16' scanoe (square end). I have invested tons of hours on this motor, and I am still having issues with keeping it running.
Usually I will get about 15-30 min of run time out of this little engine before she croaks. I have
It doesn't burn any oil, and I have changed the oil when I first got it. Once it dies, I have to pull the choke out all the way. I can feel the engine try to start. I push it in, nothing. I pull it out again, it tries to start again. I keep pulling and wearing my self out, usually about 5-7 pulls, it starts running great again! Then usually 5-10 min or less it just dies again. If I run at half throttle it seems to last a little longer. Just before it dies at half throttle, I hear it miss, and gradually I feel it loosing power, losing rpm. I try to compensate, giving it more throttle, and it dies again in just a few secs. The carb is super clean, I took everything out, cleaned with a small wire and carb cleaner. It really seems to me that it isn't getting fuel, since I can choke it and it tries to run. We got about a mile out today, and it died on us about 6 times on the way back. I want to say in advance, thank you for your time and consideration. This is killing me!!!
Usually I will get about 15-30 min of run time out of this little engine before she croaks. I have
- Cleaned the carb twice
- Wrapped the igition with heavy duty silicone wrap
- Replaced the water pump impeller (working perfect!)
- tried to adjust idle
- Repaired Prop
- added a much larger fuel filter (clear to see any baddies)
- Tried to take off the fuel cap after it dies, no suction noise.
- Brand new spark plug
- Tested spark on start, great
- Tested spark after it dies, great
- Still good compression
It doesn't burn any oil, and I have changed the oil when I first got it. Once it dies, I have to pull the choke out all the way. I can feel the engine try to start. I push it in, nothing. I pull it out again, it tries to start again. I keep pulling and wearing my self out, usually about 5-7 pulls, it starts running great again! Then usually 5-10 min or less it just dies again. If I run at half throttle it seems to last a little longer. Just before it dies at half throttle, I hear it miss, and gradually I feel it loosing power, losing rpm. I try to compensate, giving it more throttle, and it dies again in just a few secs. The carb is super clean, I took everything out, cleaned with a small wire and carb cleaner. It really seems to me that it isn't getting fuel, since I can choke it and it tries to run. We got about a mile out today, and it died on us about 6 times on the way back. I want to say in advance, thank you for your time and consideration. This is killing me!!!